SHEPSHED Dynamo remained third in the Midland Football League table, turning on the style in the second half to run out 4-1 victors at the Dovecote Stadium on Tuesday night.

Lye Town were vibrant from the start with a mixture of pace and physical players in midfield. Ryan Rowe upfront was a constant threat in the first 10 minutes. Despite this the first real chance fell to Shepshed on 10 minutes Liam Read putting Michael Reeve through to no avail.

A minute later and the visitors were in front. Dynamo had cleared to the halfway line and Lye seemed to intercept the play with a possible handball. Shepshed were caught flat footed and the ball fell to Ben Billingham. Jack Drury decided to retreat back to his goal line but Billingham slotted passed him into the right hand of the goal.

Callum McFarlane then put a dangerous ball across Dynamos box but Jake Betts managed to turn the ball back to Drury.

Shepshed started to come back into the game on 28 minutes Bett’s header was wide from a free kick and three minutes later Matt Langham’s effort from outside the area was deflected into Jake Bedford.

Shepshed were beginning to overcome the physicallity of Lye and in the 35th minute Liam Read cut in from the bye line only to be fouled in the box. The match official immediately pointed to the penalty spot and Read got up and levelled the score for Dynamo.

Dynamo were looking the more likely to score - Alex Roberts was unable to find a clear shooting opportunity on 39 minutes, a minute later Read went close.

With three minutes remaining of the half Lye Town were reduced to 10 men a rash challenge by Scott Gennard on Read near the halfway line saw Town’s captain dismissed.

Shepshed came close again as Niall Prenderville was brought down from behind on the edge of the area by Sam Beasley but Karl Whymark’s free kick went over Bedford’s bar to see the scores level at half time.

Shepshed looked to use their numerical advantage and as early as 49 minutes Bedford was forced into a save from Reeve.

Lye never looked out of the game and were patient to try and catch Shepshed on the break. Alex Dallison thought he was through on goal on 56 minutes but the assistant referee’s flag was raised.

Robert’s low drove across the box caused the visitors problems on the hour mark. Two minutes later Dynamo were in front. Read broke through the middle of Lye’s rearguard and flicked the ball into Reeve whose backwards header was met on the rise by Langham to beat Bedford. A well worked goal between the trio.

A further minute later Shepshed extended their lead. This time Roberts and Tom Rigby combining down the right hand side Rigby’s cross was met fiercely by Reeve to beat Bedford.

Langham could have made the visitor’s evening worse on 66 minutes as his driven shot across the goal rebounded off the upright.

Lye never gave up chasing the game on 68 minutes, the assistant referee was at the aid of Dynamo raising his flag to Rowe.

Three minutes later Bedford pulled off a save from Reeve and almost immediately it was Shepshed’s turn to be offside as Reeve put through Read.

Shepshed’s exuberance to extend their lead left them exposed on the rair occasion and a mix up allowed Dallison through on 74 minutes but his effort went wide.

Shepshed were hungry to increase their goal difference to keep Sporting Khalsa who are a place below them with games in hand and with a superior goal tally at bay.

Read’s shot on 77 minutes was held by Bedford likewise two minutes later from Reeve. Rigbys cross under the crossbar on 82 minutes was also held by Bedford.

Shepshed gained their fourth goal on 85 minutes. Sam Moore on as a sub advanced down the left hand side and cut back from the byline to rifle past Bedford for Shepshed’s fourth and his second of the season and like at Long Eaton it was another spectacular finish by Moore.

Shepshed had killed the game off and the final chance of the half fell to Reeve two minutes from time but his shot went wide.

Despite the good start and physical approach from Lye. Shepshed turned this game around with fast flowing football, making the numerical advantage count and three spectacularly worked goals in the second half.